Envelop or wrapper addressing machine.



No. 643,394. Y Patented Fab. l3, I900: 3. $4. BELWM. EEWEUJP BR WKAFPER AUDRESSIEE: MMJHENE.

5 sheets-Shed l.

(Application filed Apr. 22, 1899.)

(No Model.)

W/TNESSES A'TTOFINE YS.

, Patented Feb. I3, 5900;

6. A. BELKNAP.

ENVELUP 0R WRAPPER ADDRESSING MACHINE.

' (Application filed. Apr. 22, 1899.) (No Model.)

WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

No. 643,394. Patented m. as, mun.

\ c. A. BELKNAF.

, ENVELUP 0B WRAPPER ADDRESSENG ESAEHINE.

' (Application filed Apr. 22, 1899.) (No Model.) 5 Sheeis-8heet 3.

WITNESSES:

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No. 643,394. Patented Feb. 13, I900.

' G. A. BELKNAP.

ENVELOP 0R WRAPPER ADDRESSING MACHINE.

(Application filed Apr. 22, 1899.)

5 Sheets-Sheet 4,

(No Model.)

M T N E V N W/ TNE SSE S A TTOHNEYS.

No. 643,394. Patented Feb. 13, I900.

C. A. BELKNAP.

ENVELUP 0R WRAPPER ADDRESSING MAEHINE.

IApplication filed Apr. 22, 1899.) (No Model.) 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 BlJLKllAP, OF NEW YORK, N. "11 ASElGNOR Oi GEE-HALF TO I E. Pllillfifil lil, F SAME PLACE.

eme zeziolrrxoir forinmg 6m r Illei'bers am-le t Elle. eeeeee, ewe February 13, 1900. Application filed April 2%, 1809 Serial 1%. 714.142. (1Y0 moilel.)

To all lul /om may eoneeml: an impression heel or table A, Hill/111g a raised Be it known. that I CHARLES A. BELKNAP portion AK :Joornziled in. suite-lilo bearin s -T.-1 l r. oitizeii oftlio Unit-ea States, rosid ngei, New of 11510 freeze A. is e, clrwmgelmft B, WhlCh ork. borough of Brookl n and Slate of T ew e rries Glljll'vfil'l ll and e QZ'JPOCKQEWllGGlB 01a, w q, 2 1 liter-la, .oove lllVQilljfid; certain new iiizaelui pulley eeeoralin Whether a sprocket-chain 5 5 .lro'iro'vemente in Meehines for .fldli'O-Fifllll or oeit is need to lraiiisiiiit oower to it from a,

1 :3 lliivelooe or W m Jere of Wlllfill lhe follower suitable eouree. Arrimeefl on -tl1e shafts are 3 b 'vv'vifl "-1 I 1s a, e leeiiioetion. ee sl ce i; U", in. e ceiogroove C of which l-leretofore machines of this olels have been com Siielmi) projection or roller (1 on an arm in very poocleroi'ls andlarge, so t/hot they ere irevels, slil mm being fixeil to a *urensverse hard to handle one. difficult to lceepie, re- 'BTOGlQ-Sl'ilfi: ll, journeleil suitable bearings pairgmill the main. object of my preeeiil ill" in the .ii'rzzme by m eons of e llllb 6, set over the VBDlilGll is to make machines of bliie as mid; rooioeliz-i-ffi, set-sorrow 6'. This rock- .liglic smell, compact, and simple as poseilole, shaft E oleo oopporte me oblong frame F, that i5 eonsieteet with ellicieliey ancl the amount of i provideel Willi 21a elieet melel bottom plate WGllll, wllieli is to be handled. l5", hoviiig two longitudinal parallel slots f, lllll'ilflal objects of my invention tile 20 "irii- (eeo Figs. 5 8,)tl1rough which the pusher prove theoonetruetion of tlie meene for ifo-ropereies sees lofeedorom'ry the stencil-cards warding iulie etenoil-oearrzls to be inked. and along; eeiil plate Cl gamel is therefore also the means for supplying ink for the imileeigneterl islie oscillating etenoil-em'rier. 7o preeeion to be mecle through thecarcle. Above eieiioil-omrier, etitsi'eeirend, is oriovent ion ooneieteoi certain i reorgeii on ripwzirill yextenfiiog receiving-box {1. construction and eonioiimtione of or hopper G, 1 above the front or free end be hereinafter described and then el rrier err goal on Llp\72llCll3 -eX 25 iii: the accompanyingdrawings, h 1g; or hopper G. Both 75 v a, eirieele'vetiou of m of meoe be or hoppers are stationary, lilie reoeivi J; x. being; rigidly fastened lireellete rieir from each side of the c; llieeoll ouing oox 3; being also rigldly Poole ed. to tile some brackets. G Tile eiiil Gilllfidjtlll-b0fi ll is sul'liciently elevat-oil above the impi-eeeioo-oed as to permit rheoseillzi'himg sienoil-eerrier lowered just of the oscillation of Elie stencil-carrier F. The grevious to making; the impression. In this lieforereferreCi-to prislierforthesteneil-oerds if gore/the etenoil-eorcls have not qiiilaoreaolieil S, wliieli drop one after the other from the retheir forward position. Fig". 6 is iileo e eon-i fi9lVllflg-lJOX consists of e iill'lllilVGI'SQ berH, 11ml longitudinal.eeetioneliowing fibre oecilletermiigei under the bottom plate F of the log SilC-ll'lCll-Cibi'fifil raised after making the im stencilem'rier, and upwardly-projectingnoses pression. Fl": 7 is a detail siflo elevation of 7a, which are cast on the upper side of said the gear foriurniug the inloreservoir and bar and. orofirmle ihrough the slots f in said ng-roller in Contact, so as to supply inlz; plate, seicl noses being beveled all; their rear '6 the lim ter. Fig. Sis a, detail tramei erse see ends ath The sides of the noses h are ion of the oscillating carrier and. pushere on grooved, so as to receive the side walls of the line 8 8, Fig 2; opal Fi 9 is an exaggerated elolef to be guided incl upheld thereby. 4r lirolcem detail soot-ion of the ink-reservoir ie T lose pushereere etruel; aiproperly-timed SllOW iis oouetruotion more clearly. intervals by means of mppets C projecting Similar lettersf'of reference indicate some from the com-disks (1 O As the cam-clisks siomling parts,- revolve the steneileez-rief will be oscillated lleferring to like (i i-ziwings, A indicates the end like etenoil-eerde fed along byllie pusher go Home of my machine, which is provided with The pusher is retracted byt-he influence of a springt', (see Fig. 2,) coiled around the rocks shaft E and inclosed by a loose protectingsleeve I. As shown in dotted lines in said Fig. .2, one end of the spring 2' is anchored in the hub f of the stencil-carrier and the other end in a rotary collar 7, confined between the hub c of arm D and said sleeve I, which collar is flexibly connected by a wire, thong, or

strap J with an eye h of the transverse bar H of the pusher. The side bars of the oscillating stencil-carrier are provided, as shown inFig. 4-, at points between the boxes G G, with guide-grooves f for the ends of the stencil-cards S as they are pushed along, and which hold the cards in position against the tendency of the noses of the pusher to press them out of place as the latter springs back.

Pivotcdabove the bottom plate F of the stencil-carrier is a gravitating dog or detent f, the tooth of which bears upon the stencilthrough slots (1 in said slides.

cards, said dog allowing the stencil-cards to travel forward, but not to move back. The cam-disk (J is provided with a suitably-conformed cam'groove, in which travels a pin or roller 7c on a lever-K, fixed to a transverse rock-shaft 7t" and at its upper end to a transverse pivot-rod k which supports forwardlythe pivoted arms I to alive the v 1 back and forth in the slots, so as ti ..,rl actuate and place the liliilllg-(Dll l The pivotal connection at 7.5 is ici uia'ei by reason of the fact that the stencil-rerrirr scillates and must raise and lower the inking-ioller with it. At one end of the shaft L 1 and 2, is fixed a pinion N, which is adapted to 'mesh with the stationary toothed rack N, ar-

ranged at one side of the frame upon the table or bed A. r O is'a bracket or lug fixed to the frameA some distance behind the toothed rack N, and to which is pivoted at pa movable toothed rack P, which is provided at one side with an arched strap or guidc rail P.

Slides (,1 are guided on the side bars of the 'stcnciLcarrier F by means of'headed studs 7, projecting from the latter and passing Springs R, fixed at one end to the stencil carrier and at the other end to eyes 1' on the slides, draw the latter normallyforward into the position shown in Fig. 2. The slides Q are provided with bearings Q for the ends of the shaft T of the cylindrical ink-reservoir, which consists, as shown in Figs. 2, 4, 5, and 6,013 a circular end disk I, which is smootlrborcd and is brazed against one end of the enlarged middle portion t of the shaft, and which middle portion is screw-threaded at its opposite end, so as to receive the eentrally-screW-threaded closing-disk t Brazed at one end to the fixed end disk 25 is a perforated or reticulated cylinder or cage T, which is of less diameter than the said disk, so as to leave a projecting retaining-flan go. The proportion of the closing-disk t relatively to the'said cylinder is the same, so that a retaining-flange is also provided.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 9, the cylinder T is tightly wrapped around with a large number of windings or layers T of muslin or the like, through the meshes of which suitable ink in the reservoir exudes.

The windings or layers of fabric will be pro tected by the projecting edges or peripheries of'the disks t 1 When thereservoir is'to be first filled, the closing-disk t is unscrewed, ink placed in the reservoir, and then the disk screwed tightly home, so as to hermetically close the reservoir. The reservoir is then placed in a suitable lathe and revolved at an extremely high rate of speed, so that the ink is caused to penetrate through and saturate the windings or layers T ings have been saturated in this way the reservoir is mounted in position in the machine,

After the wind-- and as the ink' is used up itwill be fed by capillary attraction. I in contact with the inking-roller L by means of a pinion U on its shaft T, which meshes with the oscillating toothed rack P, said pinion being caused to mesh with said rack by the action of fixed cam U on the arm Z, which is adap ed to bear on fixed collars t on the shaft T. The end of the shaft T travels upon the i:.1rc1side ot' the strap or guide-rail P, befOl referred to.

For the purpose of preventingthe congeali of the ink in the reservoir and to masticate or grind up any particles therein a number of grinding-balls V are placed in the reservoir. By the rubbingof the balls together a certain degree of heat is generated, which tends to prevent the thickening of'the ink, while their abrasive action reduces any sediment or particles in the ink to a fine state, and thus enables the inkto feed, as required, through the fabric layers orwindings T.

The operation of the machine is as follows: Stencil-cards,in the required order, are pla ed in the receiving box or hopper G and the n achine started. The cam 0 causes the stencilcarrier to be oscillated,:and after a few oscil- The reservoiris revolved iationsthe pusher H will have taken the lower cards from the receiving-box and ar ranged them one after-the other along the steneil'carrier. It will be observed that the cards in the receiving-box G rest upon the bottom plate of the stencil-carrier and that as thelatter oscillates thea'ards will be shaken do n, so that they will feed nicely from saidreceiving-box. Just before the first card ing the upward movemeni: o

with the fobrio oovei in Fig, 7 and ihe pi -mesh with the s2.

reaches the outer end of tho sieooiiozwrier Q 1. nducing an impression upon the article and the latter moves down the mm;

f:iiGQCifipO1ii1@ impression bed or table, sobplaces an envelop or Wrapper on the if. i. iiizill sot forth. portion A 01 the table A", and when i i1 1 machinofor addressing envelope or eiboarrier comes down on t the iziiiii {)pus, The combination with an impro Lwili be brought out of oooio v reservoir (see Fig-1 and. iioi;

by the action of the cam on cal-o5 are iec'L a, pusher, means for positively and. the letter on the arms Z, or 1'11 actuating; said pusher so as to feed the cards L of said. rollov Will move down isle inc" along the carrier, a spring for sutomatioafly slot portions in and into the lovi'e slot povreturning the pusher to normal position, and "tionsim, so tiisi ihe roller is brought in oou-- means ooopere's'zing with the stencil-cards for fact with the stencil, a double impression he inggiven bythebookwordmnd .oi'worci movo Wrapper, substantially as setfortli.

ment of said'roiler, so that s good strong: ii'h 4.. in ii, machine for addressing en'veiops or wz'zm pei-s the combination with an impressioli bed or table, of a movable stencil-carrier provided with wa y ":5 oiong which the stenciloamis fed, card-pusher, a, rotary shaft, 2i isopet momzied on said shaft, said tappet Xzwmo said posiioi', aspring for automaticromming the pusher to normal position, and i'oeons cooperating with tho stencil-cords, proiloomg is: ession upon an envelop m V osmiiiiolly as set forth. in a machine fol; mi. messing enve'lops Joel's, the combination with an im- (i mole, of a removable stone-lb oomo: y ink soz'voii'suppoi'teci on the om- 2 an inkin roller, moons 'foi' guiding the from 21116. in contactwith the inkd'esv i oii to printing position, over the said. bod

. romoeai with Ways along which the stenoil- When tho oiiliiii oorrier moves spring-catches you the Zoo looting-box G enter holes plate F and catch up the o iBetween the i oiesf the hob-win a cutout of such size that the from the card can be mzu io a print is mamioion, the envelop or Wrapper. up, liovelo fi end oi rier the fixed. cam on ilk-I: om. inking-roller brougi; f collar i of the shaft so that the slides pushed back, this a toothed rack to swf Ink-reservoir. anti means for feeding the stencilihe mkmgroiierl oiong'soid eon-ion sobsiant-ially as set perslob port-i 11717, 2

a machine for addressing onvelops 5 iho mobil zation with an imof on oooiilsi ing stencili 5.3114iiig-fiiil.fii0fl oi? iiie inioresefvoir and. is naked if thereof, as shown in if" 5. oil-carrier moves down i 1 new, FLTOUAIVEI zsol-veil."ondiis'm-ibutei", moved in position for pr; m ioozuio for ioij the latter during ihe os- -oiiioxtion of Lize fijiiilllfiii QFzi'i'iil', on iokingq'oil $0 to n in oooiooii Wiiiii the said resiiis lfiiliJEf-i, and means for movoil airing the stencil-carrier inia through the stenciboords, 11 et forth.

1e ior midireos envelope on ooinbiimiiozi WE-i1 on ill'ljji e, oi. a. movable stencil-carrier,

'by the action of bile spii. 1

Having time ierovibol my I claim as new, and desire to soa Paten t is I 1. Ihomzioiiioeiora" wrappers, the ooniL-ioaon sion bed or table of on oso Gllliel', aTstotioozwy reooivi osoiliaiingsaid s oumiorenoo for: Misti-Naming the ink, means i 1 rotating: "ll-1o ink-reservoir during the 0soiliaiion of the ioiier, mom :5

said box, Mango-aid o :rieg. erating with the steiioiiooirtls an impression upon the iii-vii: the impression bed mole, oo'os r guiding the ini-:ing-ro1ier in initially as I i flaking i'oiq, omi moons for moving the ink 52'. In a moohioofo oddz'esoinqem along she siemoiLoo-rrier for pew wrappers, the ooiiiioma-iiou w sion bed or mom of carrier, Stfljiiflii boxes above a opo 1' l t forth, l in 22 mooiiizio for ooiairessiog eii'velops or o;oinaiioii with an impresnri o istrihutoi' goo-1'- oil, on inioii g-itroiiei', moons 551011. bee ortzziiie, of a movablestencil-carrier producing an impression upon an envelop ormommy ink-reservoir having a. pad-like Oil osiiioo for priming audio a higher position min the iwo said functions, substantially b; i movaiiie eioooii-os rier, v

s'boooii-oarrier, on initing- I go for nioving the same along the stencil-carrier my invention I have signed my name in pres and in contact with said reservoir, and gea'rence of two subscribing witnesses.

ing for turning said inking-roller so as to fi 1 cause it to coiiperate with the stencil-cards I CHARLES F i 5 for producing the impression upon .the en- I Witnesses:

velops or wrappers, substantially as set forth. iEO'. L. WHEELO'CK,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as M. HENRY \VURTZEL'. 

